Spinel-cordierite symplectites replacing andalusite: Evidence for melt-assisted diapirism in the Bushveld Complex, South Africa

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 529-545

  Johnson, T ^a   Brown, M ^a   Gibson, R ^b   Wing, B ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bushveld Complex contact metamorphic aureole; Diapir; Effective bulk composition; Migmatite; Spinel cordierite symplectite after andalusite

Indexed keywords

ANDALUSITE; BUSHVELD COMPLEX; DIAPIRISM; METAMORPHISM; MINERAL ALTERATION; PETROGENESIS; REPLACEMENT; SYMPLECTITE;

AFRICA; BUSHVELD COMPLEX; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 4344585485     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2004.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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